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#dca546 color: Scrofulous Brown

#dca546 is rgb(220, 165, 70) in RGB and oklch(75.628% 0.12788 78.16) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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38°
100%

75.6%
0.128
78°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • amber-500
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.21:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.51:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #dca546

#dca546 is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 75.6% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 78°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.21:1 contrast and black text 9.51:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Scrofulous Brown (#dba539). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-500.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #dca546 mixed with white

  1. dca546
  2. e0ae5d
  3. e4b771
  4. e7c084
  5. ebc996
  6. eed2a8
  7. f2dbb9
  8. f5e4cb
  9. f9eddc
  10. fcf6ee

Darker: #dca546 mixed with black

  1. dca546
  2. bf8f3c
  3. a37932
  4. 886528
  5. 6e511e
  6. 543d15
  7. 3c2b0d
  8. 261a05
  9. 110a02
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dca546 with less saturation

  1. dca546
  2. d8a655
  3. d4a862
  4. cfa96d
  5. cbaa78
  6. c6ac82
  7. c2ad8c
  8. bead95
  9. b9ae9e
  10. b4afa7

Questions about #dca546

What color is #dca546?

#dca546 is bright light amber. The closest named color is Scrofulous Brown. In RGB it is rgb(220, 165, 70), in HSL hsl(38, 68.18%, 56.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.628% 0.12788 78.16).

What colors go well with #dca546?

The complementary color of #dca546 is #7cb1ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f19665 and #b8b64c. The triadic partners are #08c8cd and #d295e4.

Is white or black text more readable on #dca546?

Black text reads better on #dca546: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and black gives 9.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dca546 a warm or cool color?

#dca546 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 78 degrees, its lightness 75.6% and its chroma 0.128.